Lineage, Inc.

(11)Derivative instruments and hedging activities

(a)Risk management objective of using derivatives

The Company manages certain economic risks, including interest rate, foreign currency, liquidity, and credit risk, primarily by managing the amount, sources, and duration of its assets and liabilities and with the use of derivative financial instruments.

(b)Cash flow hedges of interest rate and foreign currency risk

The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to manage its exposure to interest rate movements and to mitigate the potential volatility to interest expense. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps and caps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps involve the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. Interest rate caps involve the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty if interest rates rise above the strike rate on the contract in exchange for a premium.

In addition, the Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities that result in the receipt or payment of future cash amounts due to changes in foreign currency rates. The impacts of these foreign currency derivative instruments on the consolidated financial statements of the Company are insignificant.

(c)Designated hedges - interest rate contracts

As of December 31, 2025, the Company had the following effective interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedging instruments.

In conjunction with the pricing of the 4.125% Notes offering that closed on November 26, 2025, and with the intention of using the proceeds to partially paydown the existing RCF balance below the total notional hedged by its existing interest rate caps, the Company determined that the forecasted debt payment transactions scheduled through January 9, 2026 were no longer probable of occurring. The Company fully de-designated an interest rate cap with a notional value of $750 million, which was previously accounted for as a cash flow hedge. In addition, on December 1, 2025, the Company terminated an interest rate cap with a notional amount of $375 million to eliminate the economic overhedge. As both of the interest rate caps were scheduled to mature on January 9, 2026, the amount previously recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) related to the hedged cash flows was immaterial and was reclassified to earnings during the year ended December 31, 2025. The $750 million de-designated interest rate cap continued to be carried at an immaterial fair value on the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2025 and matured on January 9, 2026.

The table below presents the effect of the Company’s interest rate derivatives that are designated as hedging instruments in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) (in millions). Gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into earnings for interest rate contracts is presented in Interest expense, net.

The estimated net amount of existing gains (losses) that are reported in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of December 31, 2025 that is expected to be reclassified into earnings within the next 12 months is $3 million.

During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company executedtwo interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $500 million and a maturity date of February 15, 2028. The swaps have fixed interest rates of 3.10% and 3.11%. The Company has designated these swaps as an effective cash flow hedge of the variable-rate exposure arising from the portion of the Term Loan A equal to the notional balance.

During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company executed three forward-starting interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $750 million. The swaps have an effective date of January 9, 2026 and a maturity date of February 15, 2028. The swaps have fixed interest rates ranging from 3.19% to 3.20%. The Company has designated these swaps as an effective cash flow hedge of the variable-rate exposure arising from the portion of the Revolving Credit Facility equal to the notional balance.

(d)Balance sheet presentation - interest rate contracts

The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s interest rate derivative contracts as well as their classification in the consolidated balance sheets: